华纳兄弟三千三百万美元购买致命格斗

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Midway gets $33 million Warner Bros. bid
Media giant offers to buy assets of bankrupt publisher, including Mortal Kombat and Wheelman; deal would not cover TNA license, San Diego and Newcastle studios.

When it took back the Lord of the Rings license earlier this year, it was clear Time Warner was beefing up its game arm, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Today, the company made an offer that, if approved by the bankruptcy courts, would make the division positively brawny, thanks to the Mortal Kombat license.

This morning, Midway Games corporate communications director Geoffrey Mogilner confirmed to GameSpot that the media giant has put a bid down for most of the bankrupt publisher's assets. "Warner came in with an initial bid for $33 million for consideration for inventory, accounts receivable, and most of the US assets, including the Mortal Kombat and Wheelman assets," said the executive.

The offer does not include Midway's Newcastle (UK) and San Diego studios, nor the TNA Impact wrestling license, said Mogilner. Nor would it make the buyer assume any debt or liabilities of Midway, or entangle it in the legal actions surrounding its sale to a mystery buyer last year.

The "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement--so named by the vagaries of finance after the ungulates that helped the British hunt foxes--is the first step in a month-long court-supervised auction. "There's going to be a bidding process initiated as soon as there's a hearing to approve this motion for about 30 days," said Mogilner. "The bidding process ends with a hearing which will determine the winning bidder. It could be one group which buys pieces [of Midway], it could be one buyer that takes it all."

As for Warners' possible competitors, Moligner declined to name names. "There's a number of interested parties, but this is the first one that came forth with a written offer," he said.

华纳兄弟互动娱乐将以$33，000，000为始标价投标购买米德威(Midway)的美国绝大多数资产，将会致命格斗和舵手系列。加之以往华纳购指环王，这次所购买的致命格斗将进一步武装华纳兄弟游戏事业部。
这次竞购不包括米德威的Newcastle (UK) and San Diego studios工作室，也不包括Midway旗下 TNA Impact wrestling 游戏版权。
来自米德威游戏公司的对外联络部执行主任Geoffrey Mogilner 向gamespot.com游戏网站确认了这一消息，但他并没有透露华纳兄弟潜在的竞标对手的名字。
这次购买将会有一个竞标过程和长达30天的听证，而后将最终决定谁是最后的买家，可能只有一家公司购买Midway部分资产，当然这家公司也可能购买整个Midway.